Countering the Tech-Creates-Jobs Argument: AI Can Learn Almost Any New Job
rand_longevity · x · 2026-08-06
Some argue AI will create new jobs just as previous technologies did. However, randlongevity counters that jobs as we know them didn't even exist before the industrial revolution. He emphasizes that previous technologies did not create machines capable of learning nearly every new job humans invent, which makes AI fundamentally different.
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